ACTIVITY 5:  Designing Strategies for Flexible Learning.

CONTENT

• This should be kept updated to reflect what is happening in society at a local, national and international level.
• It should be written in plain English so that it is easy to understand as we have vastly differing abilities in our student groups.
• Reviewing content, prior planning with team members, if the course is unit standard based ensuring that the content meets the standards set.
• Assessment pre and post moderation is important.
• Lesson plan is structured to break up information/theory with practical activities.
• Utilizing student course feedback to evaluate changes to course assessments and material where possible.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• Keep it focused on the material for each session.
• Activities should be used as tools, I use them in a way that students can use them in professional practice, I explain how they can use them in different contexts and that everything we teach on course is a tool that they can take away.
• They should be inclusive of different learning styles, be reflective, have students respond to how the activity was and how it relates to working with client groups.
• increase independent thought, class discussion.
• They should be well set out and material should be prepared ahead of time.
• Clear explanation of the activity.

COMMUNICATION / INTERACTION

• Encourage class discussion and the sharing of thoughts and ideas.
• Lecturer needs to be clear about process, I use an online agenda so students are aware of what is going to happen for the session, this is time bound as well.
• Unlocking course material at the start of each week so students can access it before class.
• Having set office hours to meet with students, keep them informed of any changes occurring, answer/reply to emails, calls or online forums.  
• Keep students regularly informed of their progress.
• Open and transparent - including with team members when we have our fortnightly meeting to discuss students and course concerns - informing students openly about our policies, procedures and processes.

ASSESSMENT

• Planning days with certificate staff team are vital, it allows us to look at each course and the assessments attached in more detail.
• The connections between each course, where will essays go, workbook tasks, in class assessments, individual assessments, group assessments, fieldwork portfolios, presentations.
• Checking the criteria on marking schedules that it meets the learning outcomes, aims and course content.
• Pre and post moderation of course books internally and also attending external moderation meetings with the aim of ensuring our assessments meet unit standard criteria and that they are fair.